Benefit Unlocked: Ride in Style with Cabify

We know Local Guides love exploring so we teamed up with Cabify, a service you can use to book a car, to help you discover more this month. From October 10 - October 23, Local Guides in eight countries have three different ways to explore their areas with Cabify and Local Guides.

1: Benefit

Local Guides in select areas of Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Portugal and Spain received an email with an exclusive benefit — a Cabify credit to be used on their next four rides.

2: Local Guides car

Want to ride in a Local Guides car? Cabify has hooked you up! Local Guides in select areas of Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Portugal and Spain who book a Cabify car in the Lite category have an opportunity to be picked up by a vehicle with the Local Guides logo from which they can snag a special item. Did you get into a Local Guides car? Be sure to share a photo using #LocalGuides!

3: Contest

Local Guides in Spain and Mexico have an opportunity to win one month of free Cabify rides just for sharing reviews of places anywhere in the world on Google Maps and entering our contest. Know someone in Spain? Share this contest link. Know someone in Mexico? Share this contest link. The Local Guides in each country who share the most high-quality reviews on Google Maps by October 23 will win a month of free Cabify rides.

We hope you’re as excited as we are about the next two weeks. We can’t wait to hear about your experiences exploring your cities here on Connect, on social media using #LocalGuides and of course, on Google Maps. Be sure to thank Cabify, too! Thanks, Cabify!

We know you may have some questions about the benefit, so below you’ll find a bunch of info we think you will find helpful.

What areas get the benefit and Local Guides car?

Chile (Santiago, Valparaiso)

Colombia (Bogota, Barranquilla, Cali, Medellin)

Ecuador (Quito, Guayaquil)

Mexico (Toluca, Puebla, Leon, Merida, Guadalajara)

Panama (Panama)

Peru (Lima)

Portugal (Lisboa, Porto)

Spain (Andalucia, Madrid, Valencia)

I am a Local Guide in the same city as my friend who received the email, why didn’t I receive the benefit?

Local Guides who were signed up for Local Guides in one of the above cities by Sunday, October 9 and who have opted in to receive benefit emails received this perk. To see where you are signed up for Local Guides or to updated your email preferences, please visit your settings. If you are signed up for Local Guides in one of those cities, please check your email preferences as well as your spam or promotions folder.

I just signed up for Local Guides, will I receive the perk?

This perk is only available to Local Guides in the cities listed above who were signed up by Sunday, October 9.

I just changed my opt-in city to be one of the cities where the perk is available, will I receive the perk?

No, this perk is only available to Local Guides in the cities listed above who were signed up in that city by Sunday, October 9 .

Why can’t I use all of the credit at once?

This perk is to be used on 4 separate rides so you can explore 4 new places at a lower cost. We know Local Guides love exploring and worked with Cabify to help you explore more.

What currency is the credit in?

The perk is in your local currency.

What if I take a ride that is less than one of the credits?

If you take a ride that is less than the amount of the credit specified in your email, the remaining credit will not be applied toward a future ride

Do I have to use all four rides?

No there is no requirement on redeeming all four credits. You can redeem one or all four.

Enjoy a credit on your next four rides as the credit will be applied to your account

Is this a recurring or a permanent benefit?

This is a one-time benefit valid until December 31, 2016.

May I redeem this benefit for cash?

No, this benefit has no cash value and may only be applied toward your next four Cabify rides.

I don’t live in one of those cities but I want a benefit! How do I get one?

The Local Guides program is constantly evolving. If you have a partner you’d like the team to work with or a benefit you’d like to see offered in your area, we welcome your feedback in the comments below. Please also be sure that your email preferences have benefits emails enabled by visiting your settings.

Every high-quality review written on Google Maps during the contest period counts toward the contest and every review written during the Local Guides Challenge period counts toward the Local Guides Challenge.

@ChanH Hi there. Depending on where you are, the amount of your Cabify credit is to be split across your next four rides. So if you are in Ecuador, you received $12 to be used on your next four rides, so on each of your next four rides, you receive $3 off.

I hope I got your question correctly as I am using Google Translate to respond. If you require further help, let me know and I will have a member of the team reach out via email. Thank you!

@MiguelAngelE Some Local Guides benefits are not available in all areas. The Local Guides program is constantly evolving so you never know where a benefit will pop up next! :) You can still enter the contest as it is open to all of Mexico.

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I must say that the areas of Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Portugal and Spain should share more of photos and quality reviews than anyone else on Google Maps as they have this benefit.